Abstract

This article takes advantage of the mathematical software Maple for the auxiliary tool to study six types of definite integrals. The infinite series forms of these definite integrals can be obtained by using Parseval’s theorem. In addition, we propose some examples to do calculation practically. The research methods adopted in this study involved finding solutions through manual calculations and verifying these solutions using Maple.

1. Introduction

In calculus and engineering mathematics courses, we learnt many methods to solve the integral problems including change of variables method, integration by parts method, partial fractions method, trigonometric substitution method, and so on. In this paper, we study the following six types of definite integrals which are not easy to obtain their answers using the methods mentioned above.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

where is a real number. We can obtain the infinite series forms of these definite integrals by using Parseval’s theorem; these are the major results of this paper (i.e., Theorems 1 and Theorems 2). The study of related integral problems can refer to [1-26][1]. On the other hand, we provide some definite integrals to do calculation practically. The research methods adopted in this study involved finding solutions through manual calculations and verifying these solutions by using Maple. This type of research method not only allows the discovery of calculation errors, but also helps modify the original directions of thinking from manual and Maple calculations. For this reason, Maple provides insights and guidance regarding problem-solving methods.

2. Main Results

Firstly, we introduce a notation and a definition and some formulas used in this article.

2.1. Notation

Let be a complex number, where , are real numbers. We denote the real part of by , and the imaginary part of by .

2.2. Definition

Suppose is a continuous function defined on, the Fourier series expansion of is, where and, for all positive integers.

2.3. Formulas 2.3.1. Euler’s Formula

, where is any real number.

2.3.2. DeMoivre’s Formula

, where is any integer, and is any real number.

2.3.3.([27])

, where are real numbers.

2.3.4.([27])

, where are real numbers.

2.3.5. Taylor Series Expansion of Hyperbolic Tangent Function ([28])

, where is a complex number, and are Bernoulli numbers for all positive integers .

If is a continuous function defined on , and . Suppose the Fourier series expansion of , then .

Before deriving the first major result of this paper, we need a lemma.

2.5. Lemma 1

Suppose are real numbers with . Then

(7)

(8)

Proof

(By Formulas 2.3.3 and 2.3.4)

And

In the following, we find the infinite series forms of the definite integrals (1), (2) and (3).

2.6. Theorem 1

Suppose is a real number with . Then the definite integrals

(9)

(10)

(11)

Proof Because

(By Formula 2.3.5)

(By DeMoivre’s formula)

(12)

(By Euler’s formula)

By Parseval’s theorem, we obtain

Similarly, because

(By Formula 2.3.5)

(13)

Also using Parseval’s theorem, we have

On the other hand, from the summation of Eq. (9) and (10) and using Eq. (8), we obtain

Before deriving the second major result of this study, we also need a lemma.

2.7. Lemma 2

Suppose are real numbers with . Then

(14)

(15)

Proof

And

In the following, we determine the infinite series forms of the definite integrals (4), (5) and (6).

2.8. Theorem 2

Suppose is a real number with . Then the definite integrals

(16)

(17)

(18)

Proof Because

(By Formula 2.3.6)

(19)

Using Parseval’s theorem, we have

Similarly, because

(By Formula 2.3.6)

(20)

Also by Parseval’s theorem, we obtain

In addition, from the summation of Eq. (16) and (17) and using (15), we have

3. Examples

In the following, for the definite integrals in this study, we provide some examples and use Theorems 1 and 2 to determine their infinite series forms. On the other hand, we employ Maple to calculate the approximations of these definite integrals and their solutions for verifying our answers.

4. Conclusion

In this paper, we use Parseval’s theorem to determine some types of definite integrals. In fact, the applications of this theorem are extensive, and can be used to easily solve many difficult problems; we endeavor to conduct further studies on related applications. In addition, Maple also plays a vital assistive role in problem-solving. In the future, we will extend the research topic to other calculus and engineering mathematics problems and solve these problems by using Maple. These results will be used as teaching materials for Maple on education and research to enhance the connotations of calculus and engineering mathematics.